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Re: Issue: Hiding terminal on app launch
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Re: Issue: Hiding terminal on app launch


  • Subject: Re: Issue: Hiding terminal on app launch
  • From: Mayank Agarwal <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:22:05 +0530

Hi Rustam,

This in my app bundle structure, please correct me if something is
wrong with it.

AppABC------AdobeAir.dmg
                        Info.plist
                        MAC OS------------AppABC(Unix Executable File)
                        Pkginfo
                        Resources-----config.plist
                                                ErrorDialog.nib

AppABC-----------Content----Info.plist
                                                MainMenu.nic
               Content-------AppABC(Unix Exe File)Creating Alias for
this file
                                                NativeInstaller.icns
                 pkginfo

                         Resources---AppDATA


I am creating an alias for the file i have marked so.



Mayank

On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 7:37 PM, Rustam Muginov <email@hidden> wrote:
> Its seems that you only compiled a "binary" but did not created application
> bundle.
> Mac OS X GUI applications are not plain files, they are in fact folders
> (directories) with special structure.
> You can right-click and application supplied with Mac OS X and choose "View
> package content" contextual menu to view bundle hierarchy.
> You can read about bundles more at:
>
> https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/#documentation/CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFBundles/Introduction/Introduction.html
>
> P.S. And please, do not use "all uppercase" phrases.
> --
> Sincerely,
> Rustam Muginov
>
> On Jun 5, 2012, at 4:41 AM, Mayank Agarwal wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am facing this issue for long time, so i thought to post it here.
>
> Problem: When I double click and launch my application a terminal window
> opens
> every time and if I try to close the Terminal my application is also killed.
>
> 1. I have developed an application in Flex. Exported it to a .dmg file.
> 2. After that I used "Package Creator" to make a installer for my
> application.
> 3. Now, using this installer I install the application.
> 4. Icon is created on Desktop.
> 5. When i click this Icon to open my application a Terminal window launches,
> and then my application.
>
> So, I want to hide this terminal window.
> I read somewhere that this terminal window is shown because "Mac binaries
> are set to be opened with the 'Terminal' program".
> And it is like application is executing in that terminal, i.e Terminal is
> Parent process of application.
>
> Requirement: When i launch my application the terminal window should not
> appear.
>
>
> IS THERE ANY WAY TO ACHIEVE THIS, by shell script, apple script or any other
> way?
>
>
> Thanks.
> Mayank Agarwal
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